Couple Therapy

From the airport we will make our way to the Sacred Valley, on the way we will visit a breeding place of Andean camelids: llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and huanacos, the viewpoint of the valley will be mandatory to enjoy the wonderful scenery and thus be welcomed to the Inka land. Overnight in the Sacred Valley.

– Distance: 33 km driving

– Duration: 5 hours approx.

– Maximum altitude: 3399 m Cusco

– Minimum altitude: 2900m Pisa’q

– Accessibility: Driving

– Difficulty level: Easy

– Activities: Scenic, cultural, alpaca-lamas experience, traditional market of Pisa’q and archaeological center of Pisa’q

– Overnight: Hotel in the Sacred Valley

We will start the day visiting Ollantaytambo, an Inka village with an impresive archaeological center. There are many places and misteries in the Sacred Valley and  we Will visit a few of them. In the afternoon we will visit the Inka reainds of Pisa´q.

– Distance: 116 km driving

– Duration: all day

– Maximum altitude: 3300 m Pisa´q archaeological center

– Minimum altitude: 2792 m Ollantaytambo

– Accessibility: Driving

– Difficulty: easy

– Activities: Scenic, cultural, experience with alpaca lamas and textiles, visit to archaeological centers: Ollantaytambo, Moray and visit to the salt mine.

– Overnight: Hotel in Sacred Valley.

We will drive to the heights of the Sacred Valley to reach Ciwar, the village where the trek begins. The road will take us through plantations overlooking the great Sacred Valley of the Inkas, from the village of Pucamarka a stream will lead us to the mysterious Pumapunku Canyon (Door of the Puma). The Inka Trail provides easy access and increases the excitement level to reach Huchuyq’osqo (Little Cusco). We will increase the excitement with mountain bikes (optional) to descend to the Sacred Valley (Calca), our transportation will take us to Ollantaytambo, we will visit the Inca village and the fascinating archaeological site.

– Distance: 82 km. driving, 8 km. Hiking and 10 km. mountain biking

– Duration: all day

– Maximum altitude: 4200 m. Huchuyq’osqo Pass.

– Minimum altitude: 2792 m. Ollantaytambo

– Accessibility: Transportation and hiking and biking

– Difficulty: Moderate-Difficult

– Activities: Scenic, cultural, historical, adventure hiking and mountain biking, visit to archaeological centers and Inka temples: Huchuyq’osqo, Ollantayatambo.

– Overnight: Hotel in Ollantaytambo.

For the most awaited day We will take the train to enter  to the magical mountainous formation that surrounds Machupicchu, the emblem of our culture, and live an experience that will take us back to the time of the Incas. A unique mystical panorama, surrounded by the beauty of the mountains, this visit will reveal the knowledge of the Inka life. We will have lunch at a restaurant near Machupicchu. In the afternoon we take the train back to Ollantaytambo.

– Maximum altitude: 2792 m Ollantaytambo.

– Minimum altitude: 2040 m Aguas Calientes town.

– Accessibility: Bus and walking in Machupicchu

– Level of difficulty: Easy

– Activities: Scenic, historical, archaeological and cultural tour in Machupicchu.

– Overnight: Hotel in Sacred Valley

We will continue the journey, learn about the technological, agricultural, textile and mining advances that the Inkas developed, even today they still use these techniques of work, to know how they get natural dyes for the wool of their animals we will visit Chinchero, in Moray we will appreciate one of the centers of acclimatization and domestication of alpacas. When we see a mountainside covered in white, we will know that we have arrived at the salt flat. All this activities is to up grade the arrival to Cusco, which was the capital city of the Inka civilization.

– Distance: 138 km driving
– Duration: all day
– Maximum altitude: 3700 m Chincheros
– Minimum altitude: 2792 m Ollantaytambo.
– Accessibility: Driving
– Difficulty: easy
– Activities: Scenic, cultural, experience with alpaca lamas and textiles, visit to archaeological centers: Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Moray and visit to the salt mine.
– Overnight: Hotel in the Cusco.

Is time to explore the highlands through the southern valley! We will start by visiting Q’oricancha (place of gold), which is the center of our spirituality and culture, then we will go to Tipon: hydraulic center and Inka agricultural experiment, traditional lunch at the Huacarpay lagoon. In the afternoon we will visit the church of Andahuaylillas (Sistine of America), in its interior houses more gold than anywhere else nearby. Then the village of Oropesa will open its doors for us to see its traditional ovens and the process of baking the traditional bread that is very popular in the Cusco region will be part of our experience.

– Distance: 83 km. driving

– Duration: all day

– Maximum altitude: 3570 m. Pitumarca

– Minimum elevation: 3020 m. Huacarpay Lake

– Accessibility: Transportation

– Difficulty: Easy

– Activities: Scenic, cultural, historical, traditional bread baking, visits to archaeological centers and Inka temples, Qòricancha, Tipon, colonial church.

– Overnight: local house in Pitumarka

Today is the sensation of the moment, the Rainbow Mountain, and getting there is fantastic. Very early we will drive about 1 hour to start the hike to the Rainbow Mountain, accompanied by high mountains and glaciers around, will allow us an incomparable view. We will also explore the Red Valley, the surrounding landscape will create a unique experience. After that tending experience we Will drive to Pomacanchis, main town in the region of Wacrapucara.

– Distance: 110 km driving, 7 km walking.

– Duration: all day

– Maximum altitude: 5200 m Cerro Arcoíris (Rainbow Hill)

– Minimum altitude: 3693 m Pomacanchis

– Accessibility: Transportation and trail

– Difficulty: Moderate

– Activities: Scenic, Cultural, Historical, Adventure Trekking, Nature

– Overnight: local house in Pomacanchis

From Sangarara town we will make a detour to reach the start of the trek at the highest point with a wide panorama of the surrounding mountains and lagoons (3950 m). We will follow the undulating path that will give us colorful landscapes and when we pass the mountains we will descend and the Apurimac Canyon will appear. From a distance we will be able to see our final destination: Wacapucara, with its great majesty. Once arrived in Wacapucara we will rest and enjoy the unique landscape.

– Distance: 12 km hike

– Maximum altitude: 4200 m during the trek.

– Minimum altitude: 3620 m Wacrapucara campsite.

– Accessibility: Transportation and trail

– Level of Difficulty: Moderate – Difficult

– Activities: Scenic, Adventure – Trekking, Cultural, Mystical, Ethnic and Historical

– Overnight: Camping in Wacrapucara

The day starts early with coca tea. After breakfast we will visit the Inka temple of Wacrapucara, this adventure will be of emotions with the environment. In the afternoon we will take the road that surrounds Wacapucara and goes out bordering the canyon of the Apurimac. In the village of Wayqui we will take the transportation back to Cusco.

– Distance: 8 km hike

– Maximum altitude: 3700 m Wacapucara

– Minimum altitude: 3350 m Wayqui

– Feasibility: Inca Trail, Transportation

– Difficulty: Moderate – Easy

– Activities: Scenic, Adventure – Trekking, Archaeological, Cultural, Ethnic, Historical and Mystical Exploration

– Overnight: Hotel in Cusco

We will have a relaxing day or something like that, in the afternoon we will have some discoveries to raise the level of your couple therapy

We will leave Cusco and go to the viewpoint of the condors in Chonta (3400 m). On the way we will visit Killarumillo’q (stone moon, 3500 m), the Salkantay glacier viewpoint (wild, 6279 m) and the archaeological complex of Tarawasi (tara house, 2654 m) We will have a 3.5 km hike to reach the Condors viewpoint, we will have the most amazing landscape of the Andes mountain range. Then our transportation will take us to Soraypampa (3900 m), the base camp.

– Distance: 152 km. Driving 7 km. hike

– Maximum altitude: 3900 m Soraypampa camp.

– Minimum elevation: 2654 m Tarahuasi Archaeological Center

– Feasibility: Transportation, Trail

– Difficulty: Easy – Moderate

– Activities: Visit to archaeological centers: Killarumilloc, Tarahuasi, landscape hike and condor viewpoint.

– Overnight: Camping in Soraypamapa

We start the hiking along the slopes of the Salkantay and Humantay glaciers. We will head towards the Humantay Lagoon (4200 m.) and a great reward awaits us when we arrive and have in front of us the unique colors of the lagoon and the glacier. Then we will return to Cusco, stoping in a misterius place for our last adeventure of the area.

– Distance: 7 km hike

– Maximum elevation: 4200 m Humantay lake

– Accessibility: Trail – Inca Trail

– Level of Difficulty: Moderate – Difficult

– Activities: Trekking, Lakes, Scenic – Glaciers, Salkantay Pass, Cultural and Mystical

– Overnight: Hotel in Cusco

We will explore the surroundings of the city of Cusco and stroll through the Ina streets of the city. Outside the city is Saqsayhuaman, famous for its walls of gigantic proportions, evidence of great engineering, Q’enqo astronomical center and then we continue in our transportation that will take us to Pucapucara (red fort, 3700 m) from where we will have the mountain panorama of the guardians of Cusco.

– Distance: 45 km driving

– Duration: all day

– Maximum altitude: 3700 m Pucapucara

– Minimum altitude: 3399 m Cusco

– Accessibility: Transportation.

– Difficulty: easy.

– Activities: Scenic, gastronomic, cultural, historical and visit to archaeological centers: Sacsayhuaman, Q’enqo, Pucapucara and Q’oricancha.

– Overnight at hotel in Cusco.

Goodbye Cusco! Transfer to the airport for your flight home.